Podcast recommendations

I have a drive coming up for Thanksgiving and would like something other than NPR to listen to. Last year, Miss P recommended Serial which I greatly enjoyed. Can someone recommend something similar? What podcasts do you guys like?

apparently there are hours more of podcasts related to that serial story and new information that has surfaced.

I can't get myself to get excited any more though

🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺 wrote:
apparently there are hours more of podcasts related to that serial story and new information that has surfaced.

Yeah, I've followed some of that on reddit. Its pretty obvious he's guilty (albeit this was not proven to a legal standard imho), not really interested in indulging it any more.

I was hoping season 2 would be out by now (supposedly about Bergdahl) but its not.

I'm enjoying the Gimlet stuff, and to some extent the Maximum Fun content too.

I'm loving Womp It Up. It's the ladies from Playing House, but it's funnier than the show.

Marc Maron has some really good interviews on WTF, my husband loves the Dead Authors podcast, but I personally can't get into it, The Moth, Radio Lab, and the classic This American Life.

Risk! is sort of like The Moth, but R-rated.

jaded wrote:
Risk! is sort of like The Moth, but R-rated.

These appear to basically be people telling stories, yes? Why am I supposed to care?

I'm not trying to be funny, I don't get it.

Those podcasts are not meant for people like you.

jaded wrote:
Those podcasts are not meant for people like you.

:(

K8teebug wrote:
I'm loving Womp It Up. It's the ladies from Playing House, but it's funnier than the show.

Marc Maron has some really good interviews on WTF, my husband loves the Dead Authors podcast, but I personally can't get into it, The Moth, Radio Lab, and the classic This American Life.

WTF is always worth checking. he's had so many great people on his show and he does a fantastic job asking interesting questions.

i'll throw out an outdated podcast that i loved: you look nice today. i think it fits your type of humor.

there's also roderick on the line (john roderick and marlin mann). it's like amateur punditry.

aren't there any fat-hate podcasts out there?  have none of the sanctimonious jerks that make up that group evolved to the point of figuring out how to use a computer and a microphone?  or is podcasting too personal and too identifiable, and fat-haters generally can't make it past firing anonymous missives from behind the security of a keyboard?

No idea about podcasts but how about Garth Risk Hallberg's City On Fire as spoken word?

sweetcell wrote:
aren't there any fat-hate podcasts out there?  have none of the sanctimonious jerks that make up that group evolved to the point of figuring out how to use a computer and a microphone?  or is podcasting too personal and too identifiable, and fat-haters generally can't make it past firing anonymous missives from behind the security of a keyboard?

It's really more of a visible medium.

walk,on,by wrote:
http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/the-30-best-podcasts-right-now/

That "How Did This Get Made" one looks promising. Thanks.

sweetcell wrote:
aren't there any fat-hate podcasts out there?  have none of the sanctimonious jerks that make up that group evolved to the point of figuring out how to use a computer and a microphone?  or is podcasting too personal and too identifiable, and fat-haters generally can't make it past firing anonymous missives from behind the security of a keyboard?

It's perfectly reasonable to hate fat advocates. For me, it's how they spread misinformation like mayonnaise on their food. Is it seriously that hard to admit that you are eating too much and can lose the weight if you legitimately try? They will say that "____ condishun" is what causes their weight gain and it couldn't possibly be the 18 litres of mountain dew they drink daily, and of course the laws of thermodynamics clearly do not apply to them so they can't lose it. They go on about how much they hate being fat but, God forbid you explain how to lose weight, then they talk about how they go to the gym 18 hours a week and eat only 500 calories per day and still can't lose weight or just outright start name calling like 5th grader. Naturally anything that shatters their permanent victim status is vilified and "triggering". They go around spreading buttery lies to such a degree that it sabotages many hams from seeing the light and becoming healthy human beings. I hate the ham delusion.

Mystery Show is a must, so well done.

I like Dinner Party Download, it can be hit or miss but it's worth checking out.

Humor:
the Cracked Podcast
Unpopular Opinion (also by a Cracked columnist)
SModcast
Wrestling With Depression (standup comic talks to people about mental issues, usually lighthearted but can get heavy)

Music:
- Height Zone World (Height interviews mainly Baltimore musicians; some that have wide appeal like Future Islands or Jenn from Wye Oak or Dan Deacon)
- This is How We Do It (new Pitchfork podcast that goes behind the scenes for how albums are made)

Also just added the Bret Easton Ellis podcast to listen to later, due to being interested in the new Eli Roth interview, but I have no idea if I will like it or not. 

kosmo wrote:
I like Dinner Party Download, it can be hit or miss but it's worth checking out.

I found this through a google search earlier and enjoyed this week's episode. I think this is what I'm going to go with.

Switched on Pop and Song Exploder both deconstruct songs and interview the artists.  Interesting to see "behind the curtain" on music…